The Writer's Almanac

The Writer's Almanac®

with Garrison Keillor

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Garrison Keillor recounts the historical highlights of each day and reads a short poem or two.

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Today's Show

Friday's Poem: "Nightsong" by Philip Booth, from Lifelines. Friday's Literary Notes: It's the birthday of the novelist Mary McGarry Morris, born in Meriden, Connecticut (1943). She's the author of the big best-seller Songs in Ordinary Time (1995). Read more...

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